Main Event (20,000 PHP)

Small blind Alvir Inocentes opened to 400,000 and was met with a shove from Lee Woosang behind. Inocentes called off for his 3,500,000 stack with J♠ J♣ , in for a flip against Lee’s A♥ Q♠ . The flop T♣ K♥ 4♥ ran clear for Inocentes up until the turn Q♦ turned the tables. The river 6♠ sealed the win for Lee, earning him another boost as the chip leader.

Mariano Balfagon defended his big blind against mp Ronato Alcano’s open and headed to flop Q♥ K♣ A♣ . Alcano continued for 1,000,000 and Balfagon check raised all-in for 90,000 more. Inocentes flicks it in and shows K♦ Q♣ , crushed against his opponent’s J♥ T♠ . The turn 7♣ and river 9♦ offered no help, leaving Alcano to bag the loss.

After a grueling 11 hours of Day 2 action, the Main Event games wrapped up with the final nine players set led by local runner Ronato Alcano. Alcano stacks a mighty 7,710,000, having delivered two eliminations right by the last half hour of the day. Coming in close second is South Korea’s Kim Bok with a slightly lesser yet equally impressive 7,350,000 chip count to start the final day festivities.

Each player returning to the felt is now guaranteed a minimum payout of PHP 321,944 and a fighting chance to claim the PHP 3,670,000 top prize! Action resumes at 16:00 where a new MSS champion will be crowned by the end of the night.

Facing a late position open from Alvir Inocentes, small blind Singh Vijay went all-in for 550,000 with A♦ 8♣ and ran into his opponent’s better A♣ 9♣ . Left in rough shape, Singh bid his Main Event dreams goodbye after the flop 7♦ 9♠ A♥ 4♦ Q♦ quickly gave Inocentes two pair.

Utg Alvir Inocentes opened the action and saw big blind Chogo Kento come along on flop 7♦ T♣ 2♣ . Both players check it through, revealing turn 4♥ . Chogo led for 300,000, called by Inocentes. On river 4♦ , Chogo barreled another 400,000 and convinced Inocentes to throw in the towel.

Button Alvir Inocentes shoved his 1,165,000 stack in with T♣ T♦ and was called by big blind Mariano Balfagon with 9♦ 9♥ . A great spot for Inocentes, the board 5♦ 8♦ 3♦ 9♣ 2♣ quickly earned him a nice double up to stay in the game.

Following a raise, button Mark Dela Cruz and big blind Alvir Inocentes call to see the flop 3♣ 4♥ 3♦ . Dela Cruz bets 75,000, Inocentes check-raises all in (250,000), this induces a fold while Dela Cruz calls (240,000) for his tournament life.

Mark Dela Cruz 9♥ 9♦

Alvir Inocentes 5♠ 4♠

The turn 4♦ improves Inocentes to a full house, and with the river 8♦ , Dela Cruz is eliminated.

Three players in on a raised pot preflop proceed to check to the turn board 3♦ 4♥ 3♦ 8♣ . Initial raiser Alvir Inocentes bets 25,000 and both opponents call. On the river T♠ , Inocentes sends out another 55,000, Wang Kuan Wei raises 150,000, button folds, Inocentes calls then mucks.

Utg Alvir Inocentes opened to 5,500 and called the 9,500 more after Lee Dongso moved all-in. At risk, Lee failed to pair up on board T♣ 2♠ J♥ 6♠ 9♦ , leaving him out of the Main Event running.